Dance Down Under 1731
See also: Down Under (S32, 3/4L, Boehmer: Cameo 8), Down Under (J32, 3/4L, Skelton: Down Under)
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 3 (Progression: 231) · Usual number of repetitions: 3
- Devised by
- M M Robertson
- Intensity
- 888/484/888/268 = 83% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Arches (ARCHES)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Recommended Music
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (3). A yellow background means a recording with one of the recommended tunes but a non-standard number of repetitions. Recordings with a red background use a different tune and possibly a non-standard number of repetitions.
Recordings whose titles are in
Down Under 3/3L · J32
1-4 : 2s adv PdB for 2 steps & turn singly right & face own sides **while** 1s dance up for 2 steps & cast back to pl **while** 3s dance down & cast back to pl 5-8 : 1M+2M+3M also 1L+2L+3L dance RH across once round to end in original places 9-16 : 2s turn LH 1.1/2 times & dance RH across with other side to end in 2nd place opposite sides 17-20 : All advance for 2 steps & retire 21-24 : 1L dances under arch made by 2M+3L to 3rd place as 2M+3L turn under own arch with 3L dancing to 1st place **while** Men dance similarly 25-32 : 3s+2s (top couples) dance 1/2 R&L, 3s cross RH & all set
